ASSISTANT RURAL CARRIER (ARC)

United States Postal Service; Windsor (VT); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading postal service as an Assistant Rural Carrier (ARC) in Windsor, Vermont. This entry-level position involves delivering packages and mail along rural routes, requiring a valid driver's license and a personal vehicle. Candidates must be prepared for outdoor work in all weather conditions and may need to lift heavy packages. Full-time employment with a competitive hourly wage.

Benefits

Equipment Maintenance Allowance

Qualifications

• Valid state driver’s license and safe driving record required.
• At least two years of unsupervised driving experience.

Responsibilities

• Delivers packages to customers along a prescribed route.
• Sorts mail in delivery sequence for the assigned route.
• Provides routine postal information to customers.

Skills

Driving

Customer Service

Job description

Join to apply for the ASSISTANT RURAL CARRIER (ARC) role at United States Postal Service

This job was posted by Vermont Job Link. For more information, see: Job Posting.

Scheduled Days: Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays observed by USPS on an as-needed basis. During onboarding, ARCs must be available for training on weekdays.

Hours: Varies

Driving Required: Applicants should have a valid state driver’s license, a safe driving record, and at least two years of unsupervised driving experience in passenger cars or larger vehicles in the U.S. or its territories, or in U.S. military installations worldwide. A personal vehicle suitable for use may be required.

Postal Service employment is contingent upon meeting medical, eligibility, and background check requirements. Offers are conditional upon meeting these criteria.

Salary Range: $20.38 per hour, paid bi-weekly

Functional Purpose

Using dynamic route descriptions, delivers packages on Sundays and observed holidays. May also case, deliver, and collect mail and packages on Saturdays along prescribed rural routes using a vehicle.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Loads packages in delivery sequence in vehicle.
2. Delivers packages to customers along a prescribed route.
3. Sorts mail in delivery sequence for the assigned route.
4. Receives and signs for accountable mail.
5. Loads mail and packages in vehicle.
6. Delivers mail and packages, collects monies and receipts for accountable mail, and picks up mail from roadside boxes.
7. Provides routine postal information to customers.
8. Returns undeliverable mail, submits monies and receipts to the post office.

Prepares time records, ensures mail security, and may need to provide a vehicle if not assigned. Work is outdoors and indoors in all weather conditions. Carriers may need to lift and load trays and parcels weighing up to 70 pounds.

Additional Information

Desirable candidates should have a suitable vehicle and live within easy commuting distance of the facility. ARCs are non-career employees providing delivery and collection services along rural routes. If required to provide a personal vehicle, ARCs will receive an Equipment Maintenance Allowance (EMA).

Job Details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: Government Administration

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